What goes on at the farm over the winter? Not much, thank goodness! Farmers have their off-season from December through February, which means that that's the time they get to relax, sit in front of the fire, sip espressos and enjoy some much-needed down time with their families.
We have had a terrific, relaxing winter and we're looking forward to getting things going again this spring.
Tractors make farmers very happy. New tractors make farmers so happy they jump up and down. New tractors hand made in Austria just for us? There are no words...
Let us introduce you to our brand spanking new "Rath Machinen" cultivating tractor. Now THIS is cultivating Austrian style!
Our New Potato Planting Equation...
8 varieties of potatoes + 2.5 men + 1 new German potato planter + 1 beautiful sunny day = 6 ACRES OF POTATOES PLANTED!
Did you know that it takes a potato to grow a potato? We cut up the potato "seed", which is basically just a potato, and plant it into the ground. This piece of potato will grow into a potato plant and produce many new potatoes for us to harvest this summer. Check out the pictures of our planting...
We started our first seeding of onions for the upcoming 2010 Summer CSA Season! Here are some shots of the winter greenhouses full of greens and the onion seeding.
Our greenhouses are planted with greens for the winter shares. Here you can see some spinach and kale growing...
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